Charmaine Lang
A Brief, Personal History of Sound Healing [Medium]
Returning home from the retreat, with my learned practice of “seeing things as they are,” I began noticing my breath and my ability to...
![A Brief, Personal History of Sound Healing [Medium]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_c9b3e5182aa64e7d8daa2768321524f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_529,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_c9b3e5182aa64e7d8daa2768321524f8~mv2.jpg)
![To the White LGBTQ Community: Your (Racist) Slip Is Showing [Colorlines]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_65c5a37430d44079a56771ec8be49217~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_640,h_427,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_65c5a37430d44079a56771ec8be49217~mv2.jpg)
Charmaine Lang
- Jun 29, 2020
To the White LGBTQ Community: Your (Racist) Slip Is Showing [Colorlines]
Claiming “inclusivity” without being anti-racist doesn’t prevent feelings of exclusion. As a queer Black woman, I don’t want to spend my...
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![The Joy of Being: Notes on the Academy From a Black Woman [The Faculty]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_4959f5662d034235a3a2efa856be3922~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_700,h_529,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_4959f5662d034235a3a2efa856be3922~mv2.jpeg)
Charmaine Lang
- Jun 12, 2020
The Joy of Being: Notes on the Academy From a Black Woman [The Faculty]
I yearn for care that brings joy and pleasure, and pleasure that also brings about care and joy, because they are necessary for healing....
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![Journey to Me: How I Came Out to Myself and Embraced All of Me [For Harriet]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_c8e1262b41c642a3a37e3a18fd482015~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_700,h_354,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_c8e1262b41c642a3a37e3a18fd482015~mv2.jpeg)
Charmaine Lang
- Jun 8, 2020
Journey to Me: How I Came Out to Myself and Embraced All of Me [For Harriet]
I was considered the good daughter. The one who did everything she was supposed to do. So, I paraded around as a heterosexual Black woman...
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![Why DIY Scrubs are a Project Worth Your Time [Medium]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_e48e9d4491494cac82b404dc399e1aa5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_700,h_442,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_e48e9d4491494cac82b404dc399e1aa5~mv2.jpeg)
Charmaine Lang
- Jun 4, 2020
Why DIY Scrubs are a Project Worth Your Time [Medium]
Mental Health Awareness Month, celebrated in May since 1949, has ended, but that doesn’t mean your self-care and wellness should. With...
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![25 Self-Care Ideas (because joy and care are our birthrights) [Medium]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_de329799e25146679300f1e6f35add98~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_700,h_210,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_de329799e25146679300f1e6f35add98~mv2.jpeg)
Charmaine Lang
- May 31, 2020
25 Self-Care Ideas (because joy and care are our birthrights) [Medium]
Take three deep breaths. Inhale. Exhale. Repeat. Stay hydrated. Take a nap. Take a bath. Write a poem. Read full list on Medium.
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![Mamahood & Community Healing: A Q&A with Ruth Jeannoel [MomsRising.org]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_515ad8e48a96473cbdbef643665e9747~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_750,h_513,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_515ad8e48a96473cbdbef643665e9747~mv2.jpeg)
Charmaine Lang
- May 28, 2020
Mamahood & Community Healing: A Q&A with Ruth Jeannoel [MomsRising.org]
We need all forms of care to help create thriving communities. Much of what I learned about care came from Black mamas who modeled what...
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![The Pleasure Gospel of Jill Scott and Erykah Badu [Medium]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_fae43e46466b42ea8c5424b6f0f4965c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_529,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_fae43e46466b42ea8c5424b6f0f4965c~mv2.jpg)
Charmaine Lang
- May 27, 2020
The Pleasure Gospel of Jill Scott and Erykah Badu [Medium]
If 2020 came to wreck shit, then music was created to save us. Which is why I am still swooning over Jill Scott’s and Erykah Badu’s love...
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![A Self-Care Ritual [Medium]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_67b4b2b8224242c3bb10c907cc187a97~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_529,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_67b4b2b8224242c3bb10c907cc187a97~mv2.jpg)
Charmaine Lang
- May 7, 2020
A Self-Care Ritual [Medium]
For many Americans, the mandate to shelter in place will end soon. But the anxiety from COVID-19 may linger in the air longer than the...
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![Everyone Loves Someone Who Had an Abortion: The Ms. Q&A with Eveline Shen and Yamani Hernandez [Ms.]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_3dc07ef7332b46c9ab2d0aa71f6f536d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_829,h_529,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_3dc07ef7332b46c9ab2d0aa71f6f536d~mv2.jpg)
Charmaine Lang
- Jan 27, 2020
Everyone Loves Someone Who Had an Abortion: The Ms. Q&A with Eveline Shen and Yamani Hernandez [Ms.]
The new abortion messages the groups are hoping to push into the mainstream is centered on compassion and love—a radical shift away from...
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![Black Friday: A Special Rite of Passage With My Black Family [The Root]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_cffd236e87a746228a08377c9d8b49a4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_491,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_cffd236e87a746228a08377c9d8b49a4~mv2.jpg)
Charmaine Lang
- Nov 29, 2019
Black Friday: A Special Rite of Passage With My Black Family [The Root]
I always look forward to shopping on Black Friday. Although the day after Thanksgiving is often reduced to “capitalist consumption for...
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![We Dream a World: Black & Queer in Milwaukee [The Root]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_c83656e2c5cc44408652e31c167fef4e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_940,h_529,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/da7dbf_c83656e2c5cc44408652e31c167fef4e~mv2.png)
Charmaine Lang
- Jun 27, 2019
We Dream a World: Black & Queer in Milwaukee [The Root]
How do we access joy, I wondered, if we aren’t consistently dreaming about it and making portals for its existence in our lives? I was...
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![Black Youth, Single Mothers Are Not Responsible for Systemic Failings [Rewire.News]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_18c4199e43444e13b6b5a576b461c577~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_740,h_525,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_18c4199e43444e13b6b5a576b461c577~mv2.jpg)
Charmaine Lang
- Aug 17, 2016
Black Youth, Single Mothers Are Not Responsible for Systemic Failings [Rewire.News]
Milwaukee has multiple problems: poverty, a school system that throws out Black children at high rates, and lack of investment in all...
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![Auntie Conversations: Black Women Talk Sex, Self-Care, and Illness [Rewire.News]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_d33117d8d8bd4309b6a5f85231f6bf2f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_278,h_181,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_d33117d8d8bd4309b6a5f85231f6bf2f~mv2.jpeg)
Charmaine Lang
- Jun 12, 2016
Auntie Conversations: Black Women Talk Sex, Self-Care, and Illness [Rewire.News]
These auntie conversations were just as much about me as they were about my aunts and mama. I really want to know what to expect, what to...
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![‘Overworked and Underpaid’: On Organizing, Black Womanhood, and Self-Care [Rewire.News]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da7dbf_7278a00029b84913a212618c731b73df~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_740,h_525,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da7dbf_7278a00029b84913a212618c731b73df~mv2.jpg)
Charmaine Lang
- Apr 15, 2016
‘Overworked and Underpaid’: On Organizing, Black Womanhood, and Self-Care [Rewire.News]
Accolades and honors do little when a culture of martyrdom—the discouragement to prioritize one’s own emotional and mental health—reigns...
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